Mabila, Battle of, Ala., 1540

found: Work cat.: 2008050482: The search for Mabila, c2009:CIP introd. (Battle of Mabila; "One of the most profound events in sixteenth-century North America was a ferocious battle between the Spanish army of Hernando de Soto and a larger force of Indian warriors under the leadership of a feared chieftain named Tascalusa. The site of this battle was a small, fortified border town within an Indian province known as Mabila")

found: Old Cahawba [Alabama] www homepage, Nov. 20, 2008(Battle of Mabila; battle between Spainards under Hernando de Soto and Choctow Indians under Chief Tuskaloosa in 1540; the exact location is unknown but likely in one of the present Alabama counties of Clarke, Dallas, or Cahawba)

found: Wikipedia Nov. 20, 2008:under article on Chief Tuskaloosa (Battle of Mabila; Oct. 18, 1540)

found: Nativenewsonline www homepage, Oct. 20, 2008("The Battle of Mabila was one of the bloodiest ever fought on North American soil between European[s] and Native Americans in the early days of European exploration")